Lantern or lamp support.



G. J. AREHART.

LANTERN 0R LAMP SUPPORT.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 31. 1913.

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To all whom it may concern a Be it known thatI, GEORGE1J;AREHART, a citizen of the: United States,aresident. of Maroa, in the county of Macon and State of Illinois, have invented newv and useful Tm:- provements in Lantern or Lamp Supports, of which the following is: a specification.

My invention relates to improvements; in lantern r lamp supports ancl particularly to such supports asare adapted to be at.- tached to vehicles, such as buggies, carriages, automobiles and the-like; r The principal object of this: invention is the provision of such a device which is simple in construction,- eilicient in operation, readily adj ustable and which: holds the lamp or lantern securely in position, but from which the lamp or lantern maybe read'ily removed for cleaningorother' purposes;' v

A further object is the provision ofsuch a device which maybe adjusted 'at various angles relative to the vehicle 'tojwhi'ch it is secured so as to throw tli'e' lighti as desired.

To the accomplishment of the foregoing and such other objects as may 'liereinafter I appear, my invention consists intlie con struction, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter described, and thensought to be defined in the appended claims, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings forming apart hereof and which illustrate one form of my invention, it being understood however, that various changes may be made in practice within the scope of the claims without digressing from my inventive idea. l

In the drawings: Figure 1 represents a side elevation of a preferred embodiment of my invention, parts being shown in section, the lower portion of a lamp or lantern being shown. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the same, and Fig. 3 is a front elevation of the securing or attaching bracket.

Referring now to the drawings, the nu meral 1 designates a lamp or lantern, the lowerportion of whlch only is shown.

My invention includes a supportingplate or member for. sa d lantern havlng means for retaining the lantern thereon, and means for attaching said supporting plate or -member to the vehicle body, saidm'eans be ng so constructed as to provide for variousad ust- The supporting plate or member 2 is of substantially semi-circular shape and of skeleton formation, having the rearwardly Specification of Letters ra ten't.

Patented Aug. 10, 1915 Application filed December 31, I913. SerialNo. scarce extending'member 3, which is bifurcated as at 4 to provide spaced ears or lugs 5-, which are apertured as at 6, to receivethe bolt 7 On the; outside of one of said spaced ears or lugs are provided the spaced and extended ribs or projections 8 which form means for holding the; head of the bolt 7 in position,

tl'ienut; 9-being secured to the other end of said bolt.- TlllStbOl'iJ adjustably connects the securing; or attaching bracket 10 with the supporting plate or member 2,; said securing or attachrng bracket .lltlVlIlg the l-ugor ear 11', adapted to fit between said spaced ears or lugs 5 and apertured as at 12, to receive theabolt -7.- Thisear or lug 11 projects outwardly from the: base orsecu'ring plate 118, i

which has'an aperture. 1% on oneside and an elongated slot-15on the other, whereby a suitable adjustment of this attaching and securing bracket member may be made; it

being, understood thatbolts' fasten sai'dmenr her. to the nehiclesbodvl 'The supporti'ng latewor member :2 is formed or provided with the peripheral flange or wall 1 6; which is inclined inwardly lamp or lantern, part, of said flange being cut out or apertured as at 17 to provide a recess to receive the lower edge of the lantern. The downwardly projecting extension 18 is provided on the supporting plate or member 2 for the purpose of forming a handhold for convenience in putting the lan tern in place.

In the flange or wall 16 are provided a plurality of'apert'ures 19 in which are posi- V 7 and nut 9 provide means for clamping them against the ear or lug 11 of the attaching and securing bracket 10. 'As this lock l-as 'shown, so as to hang over the base of the ing arrangement is due to frictional contact, it is obviousthat the supporting plate or,

member may be'adjusted to various positlons, relative to the attachlng and securing 7 member 10 andsecurely held in that position" by, tightening the nut. Adjustment in the other direction is provided by the particular construction of the attaching andsecuring bracket, so that the light may be thrown as desired. a In addition, the shorter spring or other resilient means 22 is adapted to engage in the forward apertures 19" and used as a supplemental holding means; It is adaptedparticularly for use when the lamp or lantern has a rounded bottomnr 1 bowl portion and when not in use may be caught under handhold the way. e v

WhatIclaim is: a

I l. A lantern holder for vehicles comprising a supportingplate or member having 18 so asto be out of an integral peripheralflange, said flange being inclined inwardly to provide a recess or 'ing a supporting plate or memberxhaving means thereon forretaining a lamp or Ian tern 1n posltlon, said supporting plate, or member havmg spaced ears or lugs wh1ch Copies of this patent inav he obtained for five cents each, by addressing the "I -Commissioner o1 Iatentt I areapertured, a securing or 'atta ching ment ber in the form of a plate having an aper- 'ture'd medially extending lug fitting between said" spacedears 0r lugs and a fastening 'means adapted to pass through said apertures and to clamp said spaced ears or lugs against said lug whereby an adjustable connection between the securing and attaching member and the supporting plate or member is provided. I A lantern holder forxvehicles comprising' a supporting plate or member 2 substantially semi-circular in shape and having a rearwardly extending member '3 and a peripheral flange 16 inclined inwardly with v a portion 17 cut out at its. bottonrto receive the bottom edge of a lamp or lantern, a pin-- rality of resilient means 21 and 22 secured to said flange, in spaced relationxand extending thereacross, being adapted to be posi-' tioned on opposite sides of the base of a lamp or lantern to force the edge thereof into said cut-rout portion and hold the lamp nected to saidmember, 3 for adjustablyattaching saidplate or -member.

I or lantern on the device, and. means con Intestimony whereof Iaflix my signature in the presence, of two subscribing witnesses. GEORGEJ. AREHART. W'itnesses: f.

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